Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

The Arizona Diamondbacks (18-17) are traveling to Dodger Stadium on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers (21-12). The starting pitchers will be Merrill Kelly and Tyler Anderson.

As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are putting up 3.5 runs per outing, which is 26th in the league. They are sitting with 124 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .291. The Diamondbacks have earned 53 doubles as a unit and have knocked 35 balls out of the park. They have compiled 115 RBI's as well as 228 base knocks for the season, and their batting average comes in at .204. Arizona has a slugging % of .354 and have been rung up 319 times, while taking a walk on 129 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 28 home runs in addition to 139 total runs (12th in MLB). They have walked 105 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.84 as a unit over the course of the season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. The Diamondbacks have an earned run average of 3.53 for the year (10th in the league), and the staff has rung up 249 hitters.

Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 34 times as well as having 55 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 24 holds on the year (6th in the league). The Diamondbacks bullpen have recorded a save rate of 70.6% and has come into the game in 41 save situations. They have compiled 12 saves this year and have not converted 5 out of their 17 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 base runners this year and 30.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Diamondbacks have sent 130 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks are sitting with 933 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 295 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .978 which ranks 28th in baseball, and have accumulated 30 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,799 innings on the field, which has them sitting 13th in MLB.

Kelly (26-28 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.11 and he has faced 1,739 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 409 base knocks (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 114 walks. His earned run average is 4.02 (185 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.261. Kelly has taken the hill for 414 frames and has 355 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have accumulated an OBP of .328 as well as a team batting average of .240 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 269 occasions (23rd in baseball) and have accounted for 263 base hits. Los Angeles is sitting with 32 home runs this season as well as 159 RBIs. The Dodgers have a SLG% of .399 and they are recording 5.27 runs per outing (1st in the league). They have tallied 63 doubles, while taking a walk 139 times and scoring 174 runs.

The Dodgers have a team WHIP of 1.068 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.45 as a unit so far this year. They are currently ranked 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 226. The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 104 runs this year while having a team ERA of 2.74 (89 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.29 (283 strikeouts against 86 walks). They have conceded 28 long balls and they concede 3.20 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB).

Los Angeles has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 8 save opportunities and they have tallied 6 saves. They are ranked 5th in MLB holding a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 112 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 23 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of 26 inherited base runners. Sitting with 23 save situations, the Dodgers have accumulated 14 holds in addition to 2 blown saves.

In their 2,634 innings on the field, the Dodgers have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 72.8% (2nd in MLB). The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 30 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (14th in baseball). The Dodgers have 271 assists, 17 errors and have accumulated 878 putouts this season.

Anderson (32-38 career mark) holds a 4.61 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.96 and he has faced 2,765 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 334 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.306 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his MLB career, Anderson has conceded 660 base knocks while he has totaled 569 punch outs in 652 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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